Synlett 2018; 29(05): 640-644
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591858
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Fe(BF4)2-Catalyzed Inter- and Intramolecular Carbonyl-Ene Reaction of Trifluoropyruvate

Di Meng
Département de Chimie, Université Laval, 1045 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6, Canada   Email: Thierry.Ollevier@chm.ulaval.ca
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Département de Chimie, Université Laval, 1045 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6, Canada   Email: Thierry.Ollevier@chm.ulaval.ca
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We are grateful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Centre in Green Chemistry and Catalysis (CGCC), and Université Laval for financial support of our program.
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Publication History

Received: 10 November 2017

Accepted after revision: 14 November 2017

Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)


Abstract

Inter- and intramolecular carbonyl-ene reactions have been developed using 5 mol% Fe(BF4)2 as catalyst, affording homoallylic alcohols in 36–87% isolated yields. This catalyst, prepared from FeCl2 and AgBF4, is the first FeII Lewis acid reported for the carbonyl-ene reaction using ethyl trifluoropyruvate. The method was successfully applied to the reaction of various 1,1-disubstituted alkenes with ethyl trifluoropyruvate and to the cyclization of citronellal.

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